A three-month training program for the "Jan-Fada-Yah Iran" battalions begins at Jawad Al-Ama Army Base.
The first pre-basic training course of the "Jan-Fada" (Hasidis of Iran) battalions began at the Jawad Al-Ama training center in Tehran. The first time such training is held at a military facility. The three-month program teaches civilian volunteers firearms, physical fitness, first aid and urban warfare. Brigadier General Mohammadreza Elyan-Najad says public participation is "extremely positive. "An official reports more than 30 million people have signed up, with demand exceeding capacity.